Interview with LDS Farnsworth who defeated LDS Rusty Bowers, Jan 6. Witness, in Arizona

[bsjkki]

20 minutes ago, ttribe said:

@bsjkki It's not clear what this will mean long-term, yet, IMO. I believe what you are seeing is largely a function of the increase in the U.S. Treasury Daily Yield Curve. As the Fed has raised rates, the cost of borrowing by the government has gone up. The flip side is that investors are getting a much better return on what is considered a 'risk-free' bond investment.

I am enjoying my 2.15% savings rate. 😏 And have no need to finance anything…at the moment. Winners and losers. 

[Rain]

"Interview with LDS Farnsworth who defeated LDS Rusty Bowers, Jan 6. Witness, in Arizona".

I wondered the result.  I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately so I didn't know.  I'm sorry to hear this.  I met with Rusty Bowers this last spring.  I found him a humble man who was willing to listen with his heart.

[Rain]

On 8/17/2022 at 6:01 PM, ttribe said:

In some cases, yes. However, there yet remain significant problems in technology (the auto industry continues to have significant problems with chip shortages). Moreover, may of the suppliers who are overseas are moving at a slower pace on restoring some normalcy to production.

My husband designs computer chips.  He has found this is a real problem in getting the chips they design.

On 8/17/2022 at 6:01 PM, ttribe said:

Finally, and unrelated to COVID, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine has, and will continue to have, a significant impact on certain commodities which impact the food supply and food costs.

 

On 8/17/2022 at 6:31 PM, Chum said:

Cars with physical controls and no continually-distracting computer displays - those would require fewer chips.

There are people who would buy them, if only someone was willing to build less complicated (to operate) cars.

There may be some legal problems with some of this. Before this job my husband was working on chips that had something to do with cars. I don't remember any specifics, but I do remember that part of the reason he was working on the car things was because laws would be requiring them in the near future.

Edited August 22, 2022 by Rain

[bluebell]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

My husband designs computer chips.  He has found this is a real problem in getting the chips they design.

 

There may be some legal problems with some of this. Before this job my husband was working on chips that had something to do with cars. I don't remember any specifics, but I do remember that part of the reason he was working on the car things was because laws would be requiring them in the near future.

A lot of the newer laws concerning cars have to do with fuel efficiency, safety, and reducing emissions.  I wouldn't be surprised if the chip issue was an aspect of that, and if so I don't think those laws are going away any time soon.  

[Rain]

3 hours ago, bluebell said:

A lot of the newer laws concerning cars have to do with fuel efficiency, safety, and reducing emissions.  I wouldn't be surprised if the chip issue was an aspect of that, and if so I don't think those laws are going away any time soon.  

Yes.  The  chips he was working on then dealt with safety.

[Kevin Christensen]

Here is an interview with Rusty Bowers, and his views on his rejection by his former party.  He makes for an interesting contrast with Farnsworth, particularly as to the existence and importance of evidence of fraud in the 2020 election, and even the possibility of their being any such fraud in the face of election protocols.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/20/rusty-bowers-interview-trump-arizona-republicans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

FWIW,

Kevin Christensen

Canonsburg, PA

 

[Tacenda]

3 hours ago, Kevin Christensen said:

Here is an interview with Rusty Bowers, and his views on his rejection by his former party.  He makes for an interesting contrast with Farnsworth, particularly as to the existence and importance of evidence of fraud in the 2020 election, and even the possibility of their being any such fraud in the face of election protocols.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/20/rusty-bowers-interview-trump-arizona-republicans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

FWIW,

Kevin Christensen

Canonsburg, PA

 

He held the thumb and digit finger of his right hand so close together that they were almost touching. “The veneer of civilization is this thin,” he said. “It still exists – I haven’t been hanged yet. But holy moly, this is just crazy. The place has lost its mind.”

[Chum]

On 8/21/2022 at 7:09 PM, Rain said:

On 8/17/2022 at 9:31 PM, Chum said:

Cars with physical controls and no continually-distracting computer displays - those would require fewer chips.

There are people who would buy them, if only someone was willing to build less complicated (to operate) cars.

There may be some legal problems with some of this. Before this job my husband was working on chips that had something to do with cars. I don't remember any specifics, but I do remember that part of the reason he was working on the car things was because laws would be requiring them in the near future

In all candor, my post was a poorly disguised and poorly deployed rant against the forced adoption of automotive touchscreens.

In my defense tho, they objectively seem to be a genuine risk and I'm far, far, far from the only person who wishes this trend would die in a hole.

[Stargazer]

On 8/22/2022 at 8:24 PM, Tacenda said:

He held the thumb and digit finger of his right hand so close together that they were almost touching. “The veneer of civilization is this thin,” he said. “It still exists – I haven’t been hanged yet. But holy moly, this is just crazy. The place has lost its mind.”

The veneer of civilization is always this thin. Perhaps it is thicker in some communities than in others. When there are serious food shortages, social disorder (including breakdown of the rule of law), and other disorganizing factors, it becomes thinner. Combine many such factors and anarchy becomes possible.